Got in himmel — Measured statewide: Southwest Florida's failure rate is 26% above the Florida average. Southwest Florida logs 98 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brazilian Steak, 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, and 1 Japanese. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Pa'l carajo con esa cocina.
Emergency Orders
59 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mira lo que te digo — Taqueria Ramirez in Fort Myers, Binto Thai Naples Blvd in Naples and THE BOWL CENTRAL in Naples anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 59 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Ice Cream, 1 Juice/Smoothie, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. I should live so long.
- Taqueria RamirezFort Myers6 HP9 INT13 BASPestScore 753last visit 2026-06-22
- Binto Thai Naples BlvdNaples5 HP1 INT10 BASPestScore 570last visit 2026-06-16
- THE BOWL CENTRALNaples1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-06-09
- THREE GIRLSFort Myers1 HP3 BASScore 103last visit 2026-06-09
- Happy Scoops Ice Cream & Caribbean Paradise SmoothFort Myers5 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 607last visit 2026-06-02
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Near Miss
98 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Vey iz mir, mija — NAMO IZAKAYA in Sarasota, EVIES TAVERN in Sarasota and TRES AMIGOS TAQUERIA in Fort Myers anchored the high end of the Southwest Florida file. 98 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Don't even ask, mija.
- NAMO IZAKAYASarasota3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312last visit 2025-12-15
- EVIES TAVERNSarasota3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-01-12
- TRES AMIGOS TAQUERIAFort Myers3 HP3 INT9 BASPestScore 389last visit 2025-10-10
- SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSESarasota4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2026-06-12
- METRO CAFEFort Myers4 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 462last visit 2026-06-12
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Chronic Violation Record
171 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Listen, mein tateleh — 171 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Southwest Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by CHINA KITCHEN, SIAM THAI. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. Mein gott, qué locura.
- CHINA KITCHENSarasota8 HP6 BASScore 806Active bad actorlast visit 10/31/2025
- SIAM THAIBradenton7 HP4 INT3 BASScore 743Active bad actorlast visit 10/08/2025
- SUSHI & PHOBradenton4 HP7 BASScore 407Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/28/2026
- COUNTRY GRILL T&TNaples5 HP2 INT14 BASScore 534Active bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- LAKE JACKSON LANDINGSebring5 HP8 INT11 BASScore 591Active bad actorlast visit 04/07/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
31 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende — LOS DELFINOS in Bradenton, MADE IN ROME ORGANIC GELATO in Sarasota and LUIGI'S PIZZERIA in Port Charlotte led the board in Southwest Florida. 3 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- LOS DELFINOSBradentonclosure score 2
- MADE IN ROME ORGANIC GELATOSarasotaclosure score 2
- LUIGI'S PIZZERIAPort Charlotteclosure score 2
- JOHNNY TOMATOESVeniceclosure score 2
- EL JALISCO ENGLEWOODEnglewoodclosure score 2
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New Owners
28 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEE in Bradenton, OLD 41 RESTAURANT in Bonita Springs and TWIN PEAKS in Sarasota sat at the head of the Southwest Florida list. 28 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. A klog tsu Columbus's.
- BAGELS & BREWS CAFE MANATEEBradenton
- OLD 41 RESTAURANTBonita Springs
- TWIN PEAKSSarasota
- LOS 4 REYES LLCLabelle
- BRAZIL STREET FOODCape Coral
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Chain Activity
85 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Oy gevalt, qué desastre — 85 chain brands surface in Southwest Florida’s rollup, covering 481 locations between them: 162 FSQ-confirmed closures, 12 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin, Quality Brand Group Florida Llc. Mija, in plain English: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. Qué barbaridad, mamala.
- SubwayFlorida89 flagged locations
- DunkinFlorida49 flagged locations
- Quality Brand Group Florida LlcFlorida23 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida42 flagged locations
- Furman'S IncFlorida10 flagged locations
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Most Improved
1 record this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Pa' que sepas, hijita — LONG ISLAND PIZZA in Cape Coral stacked up first across Southwest Florida. 1 restaurant met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. LONG ISLAND PIZZA in Cape Coral dropped HP+Critical counts from 6 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- LONG ISLAND PIZZACape Coral
Openings
3 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — Southwest Florida ledger: 3 opening signals. 34 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 777 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 53 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include LIVE FISH in Clewiston, VYBE in Fort Myers and EMPANADAS THE LA COLOMBIANA in Bonita Springs. Ledger type mix: 777 new-license records and 45 reopenings and 34 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 280 Unknown and 55 Pizza. Area concentration: 143 FORT MYERS and 132 SARASOTA. Velocity check: 36 opening signals in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-01. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Eat something — but not THERE.
- LIVE FISHClewiston
- VYBEFort Myers
- EMPANADAS THE LA COLOMBIANABonita Springs
Clean Plates
3 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — 3 Southwest Florida licensees ran a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — ROSY'S CAFÉ, MOES SOUTHWEST GRILL #599, DETROIT PIZZA JOINT NAPLES among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. ROSY'S CAFÉ stretched a high-priority-free run to 9 inspections covering roughly 2.2 years. Mija, in plain English: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- ROSY'S CAFÉLehigh Acres
- MOES SOUTHWEST GRILL #599Estero
- DETROIT PIZZA JOINT NAPLESNaples